Team Lead, Demand & Supply Planning - Americas

The Americas Operations Team is part of the Finance & Operations organization, based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. The Team plays a crucial role in Axis’ continuous effort to stay close to our customers and channel – always delivering a superior customer experience. Americas Operations consists of three sub functions: Demand & Supply Planning, Fulfillment Operations, and Distribution Operations.

As part of a highly collaborative environment, the Demand & Supply Planning Team works closely with Operations, the Sales organization, and Global Operations in Lund, Sweden. Success in this role depends on the ability to build strong cross-functional and cross-cultural partnerships.

Working closely with local leadership and Lund Operations, the Team Lead of Demand and Supply Planning is responsible for improving and implementing processes that strengthen regional demand planning and driving strategic supply chain initiatives and tasks to support the Americas growth to $4 billion in revenue in the next five years.

What You’ll Do Here…

• Build and strengthen partnerships with internal stakeholders across the Americas and globally, as well as with Axis’ established sales channel partners.

• Lead and coach a high-performing forecasting team, providing guidance, feedback, and growth opportunities

• Strengthen cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Account Management, and Program teams to align demand planning with business needs.

• Own the Americas demand forecasting process, ensuring that proper forecasts are communicated to Lund operations on a timely basis. Including:

  • Trending forecast based on historical data

  • Product Roll Overs

  • Large project management

  • New Technologies

• Utilize analytical and systematic reporting tools to monitor performance and support data-driven decisions.

• Partner with Americas Finance & Operations and Management teams to execute strategic initiatives supporting business objectives.

• Drive continuous process improvements to enhance forecasting accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.

• Build concise and focused strategies, plans & goals in alignment with the regional and global objectives

• Ensure all areas of S&OP activities and processes are in Compliance with Sarbanes Oxley and Export controls as required

What You’ll Need …

• Demonstrated competency in the following areas (Expectations of Leaders):

  • Business (Business Acumen, Strategic Thinking, Leading Change)

  • People (Develop Yourself, Develop Others, Build Functional Strengths)

  • Organization (Develop Teams, Enable Cooperation, Ethical Leadership)

• Strong communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills with internal and external partners

• Highly organized with proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects

• Quick learner committed to continuous improvement

• Emotionally intelligent, self-aware, resilient, and self-motivated

• Agile, adaptable, resourceful, and results-driven in fast-paced environments

• Strong customer service orientation

What We Are Looking For …

• Bachelor’s degree

• 3 + years’ experience with Supply Chain Operations activities

• Strong Microsoft Office abilities

Physical Demands:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical Demands: Employee is occasionally required to lift no more than 10 lbs.

• Travel is required for this position up to 15% of the time

Pay range:

The approximate pay range for this location and position is $90-110K OTE. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual's qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as physical work location within the state.

What we offer:

Axis is a company that puts our employees first. Here is just a glimpse of what we do for our ‘Axians’:

• Inspire you to grow and develop through employer-offered training as well as tuition reimbursement

• Take care of more than just the ‘work you’, but rather the ‘whole you’ through our health, dental, vision, and fitness/health and wellness programs

• Support parents and children through paid parental leave and help alleviate costs through a dependent care reimbursement account

• Encourage work/life balance with generous vacation benefit, plus a 3-week sabbatical on your 5-year anniversary (and every 5 years after!)

• Help prepare for your life after retirement through our 401(k) program and employer matching

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